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7/27/2019 We Have Found the True Faith with the Church and the Bible
Oeyjia tncs we dust `jiscaer tne bgr djre dgrveljus jraerlciess citne lcvcif `regtures ji egrtn. Cb we gll tgme bjr frgitea tngt g `jdputer,wnc`n ngs ij lcbe nga tj oe `rgbtea oy gi citellcfeit oecif, njw du`ndjre sj g lcvcif ̀ regture. Bjrfettcif tne dgrvels bjuia ci tne plgit giagicdgl mcifajds, let us gavgi`e gt ji`e tj tne nudgi `regture gia
Cb we gre well gwgre tngt `jdputers gia jtner su`n dgi dgae johe`ts`jula jily oe dgae oy citellcfeit oecifs, njw du`n djre sj tne nudgi
oecif. Gi Citellcfeit Oecif dust ngve ̀ regtea tned gia tne eitcreuicverse. Jily g Oecif jb cibcicte pjwer `jula ngve `regtea sjdetncifjut jb ijtncif. Qngt Oecif we `gll Fja. Gia cb we gre njiest, we gllmijw tncs cituctcvely.
Fja ngs _eveglea Ncdselb
Qne vgst dghjrcty jb pejple aj oelceve ci Fja, gia tngt cs `ertgcilyfjja. Qne prjoled cs tngt tne aevcl gia wc`mea dei ngve sewi sj dgiyseeas jb lces gia errjr ci tne wjrla tngt, brjd g nudgi stgiapjcit,* ct cs ijt
* Ve sgy, brjd g nudgi stgiapjcit , oe`guse ji tne spcrctugl level, cb we njiestly seem
tne trutn wctnjut refgra tj tne `jst, gia gsm Fja bjr ct, Ne wcll surely frgit ct.
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glwgys egsy tj `jde tj mijw tne trutn gojut Fja. @eiturces jb ebbjrts tjjos`ure tne trutn ngve orjufnt us tj tne pjcit wnere tjagy we bcia sj dgiyacbbereit relcfcjis gia oelceb systeds ci jur wjrla ‑ gia tnese `jitciue tjdultcply. Ct snjula oe `legr tj giyjie tngt tney gll `giijt oe true, bjr tneaj`trcies nela oy tnese vgrcjus frjups acbber brjd gia `jitrgac`t eg`n jtner.
Gwgre jb tncs, dgiy tnrjw tnecr ngias up ci njpelessiess gia `njjsetj bjrfet gojut relcfcji gltjfetner. Cb we gre njiest, njwever, we mijwtngt tncs cs ij sjlutcji. Jtners, cistega, `njjse tj dgme tnecr jwipersjigl relcfcji ci tnecr negrt, `njjscif bjr tnedselves wngtever seeds fjja tj tned. Out tncs `giijt oe tne sjlutcji ectner. Bjr ct `gi ij djrefugrgitee tngt jie cs ji tne pgtn jb trutn tngi giy jb tne jtner dgi-dgaerelcfcjis ci tne wjrla.
Ve mijw (gs orcebly snjwi gojve) tngt tnere dust oe g Fja tngt`regtea everytncif ci tncs well-jraerea uicverse. Set, tngt wnc`n we `gimijw gojut Fja tnrjufn ncs @regtcji cs very lcdctea. Qnerebjre, tj bcia jutdjre we dust ljjm aeeper tj see cb tncs Fja jb @regtcji ngs sjdewnerereveglea djre jb Ncdselb tj dei. Bjr, cb we `gi mijw wctn `ertgcity brjd`regtea tncifs tngt Fja excsts, tnere redgci dgiy tncifs gojut Ncd giagojut wngt Ne dgy expe`t jb ncs `regtures tngt we `giijt mijw wctnjut giexplc`ct revelgtcji. Qne sgde cs true oetweei nudgi oecifs. C `gi mijw
sjdetncif gojut g persji C ngve iever det oy exgdcicif ncs njde, ncswjrm, ncs `ljtncif gia ncs jtner pjssesscjis, out njw lcttle C reglly mijwncd uiless ne ci sjde dgiier `jdduic`gtes wctn de.
Qjagy dgiy tregt tne wjra “relcfcji— gs g acrty wjra= gs cb gll tngtrelcfcji stgias bjr cs ̀ jrrupt, dgi-dgae cistctutcjis. Ievertneless, tnewjra “relcfcji— reglly scficbces Fja–s revelgtcji tj dei. Cb Fja ngspuolc`ly reveglea Ncdselb tj dei, ct cs oy g relcfcji ‑ g oelceb systed oy
wnc`n we `gi mijw tne trutn gojut Fja gia legri tj aj wngt cs plegscif tjNcd. Qgme ijte tngt C sgy “G— relcfcji. Qngt cs, ijt oy vgrcjus relcfcjis jroelceb systeds, out jily oy jie ‑ tne relcfcji Ne Ncdselb ngs fcvei us.
Qnere `gi jily oe jie relcfcji oe`guse Fja cs jie. Cb Fja ngs regllyreveglea Ncdselb tj us, Ne `giijt ngve ajie sj ci `jitrgac`tjry wgys. Bjrcistgi`e, tne Hewcsn relcfcji teg`nes tngt Hesus @nrcst cs ijt Fja, wneregstne @gtnjlc` relcfcji teg`nes Hesus @nrcst cs truly Fja. Ectner Ne cs Fja jr
Ne cs ijt Fja, out ojtn stgtedeits `giijt oe true. Qnus, ojtn relcfcjis`giijt oe true. Jr gfgci, tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n teg`nes tngt tne rcte jb@nrcstcgi ogptcsd redjves jrcfcigl sci brjd tne sjul gia dgmes ncd gigajptea `ncla jb Fja wjrtny jb Negvei. Dgiy jtner @nrcstcgiaeijdcigtcjis teg`n tngt ogptcsd cs jily g sydojl gia tnus ngs ij ebbe`t jitne sjul wngtsjever. Nere gfgci, we see `legrly tngt sci`e ojtn stgtedeits
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ngppy gia selb-subbc`ceit ci Ncdselb. Vngt djtcvgtes Ncd tnei, cs ncscibcicte fjjaiess wnc`n wgits tj sngre ncs lcbe, ljve gia ngppciess wctnjtners. Qnus Ne ngs breely `regtea yju gia de gia gll jtner citellcfeitoecifs wctn wnc`n Ne `gi aj tncs. Pci`e Ne `regtea yju gia de wctn sjdu`n ljve, gia sustgcis us gt every djdeit wctn sj du`n ljve, aj we ijt
jwe tncs sgde Fja sjdetncif ci returi:
Vngt wjula yju sgy jb g `ncla wnj snjwea ij respe`t jr joeacei`etj ncs pgreits: Qncs `ncla wcll ijt joey ncs pgreits. Ne rebuses tj `glltned Aga gia Djd. Ne rebuses tj pc`m up ncs `ljtnes, tj wgsn ncs ngias,jr tj aj giytncif else ne cs tjla. Set, tne pgreits orjufnt ncd citj tnewjrla. Qne pgreits tgme `jdplete `gre jb ncd gt every djdeit8 beeacif,`ljtncif, ogtncif gia teg`ncif ncd. Ne `jula ijt evei survcve wctnjut
tned. Vnei tney gsm sjdetncif jb ncd, ct cs bjr ncs fjja, sj tngt ne wclldgture tj oe`jde g `cvclczea gia respe`tgole nudgi oecif. Aji–t tnepgreits ngve g rcfnt tj expe`t joeacei`e gia respe`t brjd tncs `ncla: Gia,csi–t ct rcfnt tngt tne pgreits snjula oe hustly ciacfigit wctn su`n g `nclagia puicsn ncd bjr ncs `jitedpt gia cifrgtctuae:
Ct cs exg`tly tne sgde wctn Gldcfnty Fja, yet ji g du`n fregters`gle= bjr tne acbberei`e oetweei Fja gia giy jb ncs `regtures cs cibcictelyfregter tngi tne acbberei`e oetweei g pgreit gia ncs `ncla. Fja cs cibcicte,
eterigl, selb-subbc`ceit, gll-pjwerbul, gll-mijwcif, gll-hust, gia gll-ljvcif.Ji tne jtner ngia, we gre tciy ciscficbc`git oecifs `regtea jut jb ijtncif.@jdpgrea tj Fja we gre `jdpletely cfijrgit gia pjwerless, gia weaepeia ji Ncd bjr everytncif. Csi–t ct jily hust tj `jiscaer tngt we jweFja tne utdjst respe`t gia joeacei`e: Gia, ajesi–t ct dgme seise tngtFja snjula oe ciacfigit wctn us cb we rebuse tj fcve Ncd tncs aue:
Fja cs gll-ljvcif, gia jut jb ncs sneer fjjaiess Ne wcsnes tj orcif
dcs`ncevjus superstctcji, tnus `ne`mea bjr tne djdeit, gfgci orjmejut ijt jily ci Huageg, tne bcrst sjur`e jb tne evcl, out evei ci _jde…
[lciy tne Sjuifer, Fjverijr jb Octnyicg, wrjte tj tne Edperjr Qrghgi(`cr`g. G.A. 27-775) gsmcif njw tj aegl wctn tne @nrcstcgis ci ncs hurcsac`tcji.Bjr, gs ne nga expercei`ea, tney `jula oe bjuia fuclty jb ij `rcde gt gll
‑ ex`ept, jb `jurse, tngt jb tnecr @nrcstcgi bgctn. Ci jie letter ne stgtes8
Qney were ci tne ngoct jb deetcif ji g `ertgci bcxea agy oebjre ctwgs lcfnt, wnei tney sgif ci glterigte verses g nydi tj @nrcst, gs tjg fja, gia ojuia tnedselves oy g sjledi jgtn, ijt tj giy wc`meaaeeas, out iever tj `jddct giy brgua, tnebt jr gaultery, iever tjbglscby tnecr wjra, ijr aeiy g trust wnei tney snjula oe `gllea upji tjaelcver ct up
Dgiy tnerebjre jb tne Hews, wnj…nga seei tne tncifs tngtHesus aca, oelcevea ci ncd. Out sjde jb tned weit tj tne [ngrcsees,gia tjla tned tne tncifs tngt Hesus nga ajie. Qne `nceb prceststnerebjre, gia tne [ngrcsees, fgtnerea g `jui`cl, gia sgca8 Vngt ajwe, bjr tncs dgi ajtn dgiy dcrg`les: Cb we let ncd gljie sj, gllwcll oelceve ci ncd = gia tne _jdgis wcll `jde, gia tgme gwgy jurplg`e gia igtcji. … Brjd tngt agy tnerebjre tney aevcsea tj put ncdtj aegtn .-7 ..
Ncs vcrtues oe`jde selb-evcaeit oy g stuay jb ncs lcbe brjd ncs ocrtn citne stgrm pjverty jb Oetnlened tj ncs nerjc` prgyer jb bjrfcveiess bjr ncsexe`utcjiers gs Ne nuif aycif ji tne @rjss. Qnus ct cs ij wjiaer tngt`juitless gre tne iji-oelcevers jver tne `eiturces tngt re`jficze Ncd gsjie jb extrgjracigry vcrtue. Evei tne Duslcds gia dgiy Hews re`jficze
Ncd bjr tncs.Set cb Hesus @nrcst cs upnela oy sj dgiy gs g fjja gia vcrtujus dgi,
wny cs ct tngt Ne cs ijt glsj re`jficzea gs tne Eterigl Pji jb Fja tngt Ne`lgcdea tj oe: Njw `gi Ne oe `jiscaerea fjja, uprcfnt, njiest, jrvcrtujus cb Ne were tj ngve lcea gojut wnj Ne reglly wgs ci g dgtter sjsercjus: Cb Ne `lgcdea tj oe Fja gia wgs ijt, tngt wjula oe tne necfnt jbbjlly! Ne `jula ijt oe ̀ gllea uprcfnt gia vcrtujus out jily oe `jiscaerea
gs g bjjl gia g dgadgi! Pci`e ct cs `legr tngt Ne wgs iectner g bjjl ijrdga, Ne dust, ciaeea, oe tne Eterigl Pji jb Fja Ne `lgcdea tj oe!
Jily tnrjufn Hesus @nrcst `gi we oe Pgvea
Ve ngve estgolcsnea tngt Hesus @nrcst excstea. Ve ngve estgolcsneatngt Ne wgs wnj Ne `lgcdea tj oe8 tne Desscgs gia tne Eterigl Pji jbFja. Pci`e Ne wgs Fja gia `gde tj teg`n us tne trutn gojut Fja, ct cscdpergtcve tngt we wnj gre Fja–s `regtures lcstei tj wngt Ne ngs tj sgy
gia neea ncs wjras. Let us ljjm, tnerebjre, gt wngt Ne ngs sgca8
Bcrst jb gll Ne dgae ct `legr tngt, sci`e Ne wgs tne jily jie wnj`jula pgy tne cibcicte prc`e bjr jur scis, tnere cs ij wgy tj oe sgvea brjdtned gia tnus fgci eterigl lcbe ci Negvei ex`ept tnrjufn Ncd8
Gdei, gdei C sgy tj yju, C gd tne ajjr jb tne sneep. Gll jtners,gs dgiy gs ngve `jde, gre tnceves gia rjooers8 gia tne sneepnegra tned ijt. C gd tne ajjr. Oy de, cb giy dgi eiter ci, ne sngll
oe sgvea8 gia ne sngll fj ci, gia fj jut, gia sngll bcia pgstures.Qne tnceb `jdetn ijt, out bjr tj stegl, gia tj mcll, gia tj aestrjy. C gd`jde tngt tney dgy ngve lcbe, gia dgy ngve ct djre gouiagitly. Cgd tne fjja snepnera. Qne fjja snepnera fcvetn ncs lcbe bjr ncssneep ,!-.
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Burtner ji ci Pt. Hjni–s Fjspel, Hesus regbbcrds tncs teg`ncif gfgci8“C gd tne wgy, gia tne trutn, gia tne lcbe. Ij dgi `jdetn tj tne Bgtner,out oy de— +.
Pci`e Hesus dgae `lgcd tngt Ne Ncdselb cs tne JILS wgy tjsglvgtcji, tj eterigl lcbe ci Negvei, gia tngt tnere cs ij jtner wgy, we
dust sgy gfgci tngt Ne `giijt oe hust g fjja gia vcrtujus dgi. Bjr, ijdgi wnj wjula dgme su`n ojla `lgcds gojut ncdselb tngt gre ijt true `gioe `jiscaerea g hust jr njly. Qnus, ectner Hesus cs Fja gia sgvcjr gs Ne`lgcdea tj oe jr Ne cs g wjrtnless `ngrlgtgi. Qnere `gi oe ij ci-oetweei.Out wctn tne testcdjiy we ngve ci jur pjssesscji, we ngve every regsjitj oelceve tngt Hesus @nrcst wgs ij cdpjster. _gtner, Ne cs tne ljif-gwgctea Desscgs, tne Pji jb Fja gia jily Pgvcjr jb jur sjuls.
Jily tnrjufn tne _elcfcji Hesus bjuiaea`gi we oe Pgvea
Iext, `ji`ericif wngt Hesus ngs sgca, Hesus tjla us tngt tnere gre`ertgci tncifs we dust aj tj oe sgvea oy Ncd gia eiter Negvei. Qne bcrsttncif we dust aj cs tj oe ogptczea, bjr Hesus stgtea8 “Gdei, gdei C sgy tjtnee, uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci, ne `giijt see tne mcifajd jb Fja.—Vnei ci reply Ne wgs gsmea njw g dgi `gi oe ojri gfgci, Hesus replcea8
“Gdei, gdei C sgy tj tnee, uiless g dgi oe ojri gfgci jb wgter gia tneNjly Fnjst, ne ̀ giijt eiter citj tne mcifajd jb Fja. Qngt wnc`n cs ojrijb tne blesn, cs blesn= gia tngt wnc`n cs ojri jb tne Ppcrct, cs spcrct. Vjiaerijt, tngt C sgca tj tnee, yju dust oe ojri gfgci— 7 .-!.
Gia jtner sneep C ngve, tngt gre ijt jb tncs bjla8 tned glsj Cdust orcif, gia tney sngll negr dy vjc`e, gia tnere sngll oe jie bjlagia jie snepnera ,+.
Gia gt tne Lgst Pupper oebjre Ne acea, tncs cibgllcole prgyer bjr tneuicty jb ncs Gpjstles gia tnecr acs`cples grjse tj tne Bgtner brjd Hesus– lcps8
C ngve dgicbestea tny igde tj tne dei wnjd tnju ngst fcvei
de jut jb tne wjrla ] c.e. tne GpjstlesT. (…) Pgi`tcby tned ci trutn.Qny wjra cs trutn. Gs tnju ngst seit de citj tne wjrla, C glsj ngveseit tned citj tne wjrla. Gia bjr tned aj C sgi`tcby dyselb, tngt tneyglsj dgy oe sgi`tcbcea ci trutn. Gia ijt bjr tned jily aj C prgy,out bjr tned glsj wnj tnrjufn tnecr wjra sngll oelceve ci de =
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Qngt tney gll dgy oe jie, gs tnju, Bgtner, ci de, gia C ci tnee= tngttney glsj dgy oe jie ci us= tngt tne wjrla dgy oelceve tngt tnju ngstseit de !+7!-.
wjula `jde gbter tned. Bciglly, ci gijtner pgssgfe, Pt. [gul cistru`tstnjse wnj aescre tj bjlljw Hesus @nrcst8
… meep tne uicty jb tne Ppcrct ci tne ojia jb peg`e. Jie ojay giajie Ppcrct= gs yju gre `gllea ci jie njpe jb yjur `gllcif. Jie Ljra, jiebgctn, jie ogptcsd. Jie Fja gia Bgtner jb gll 1" -+.
Oecif tngt tne @nur`n cs uicbcea, dgae jie oy Fja, espe`cglly ci bgctn, ct oe`jdes `legr tngt tncs jie true @nur`n jb @nrcst cs `jdpjsea jb
Ve `gi spegm scdclgrly jb @nrcst–s teg`ncif ji acvjr`e giaredgrrcgfe. Qne @gtnjlc` @nur`n ngs brjd tne oefciicif bjrocaaei tncs
prg`tc`e gs sercjusly scibul, ogsea ji @nrcst–s `legr wjras ci tne Fjspel,gia tne uiaerstgiacif jb tnese wjras ngiaea ajwi tj us brjd gpjstjlc`tcdes.* Hesus sgca8
] `jitciuea brjd bjjtijte ji prevcjus pgfe T Vnere tnei gre tnjse wnj agre tj dutclgte]sterclczeT tnedselves, seecif tngt tney argwi ajwi tne gpjstjlc` ̀ urse, gia g``use tne
wjrmdgisncp jb Fja, gia tgme pgrt wctn tne Dgic`nees: (Hjni @nrysjstjd, @jddeitgry ji Fglgtcgis, 587? ]G.A. 035T).
* Bjr exgdple, nere gfgci gre g bew teg`ncifs brjd tne egrly @nur`n Bgtners8
Vngt tnei sngll tne nusogia aj, cb tne wcbe `jitciues ci tncs acspjsctcji ]gaulteryT:Let ncd acvjr`e ner, gia let tne nusogia redgci scifle. Out cb ne acvjr`es ncs wcbegia dgrrces gijtner, ne tjj `jddcts gaultery ( Pnepnera jb Nerdgs, 18782 ]G.A. >;T).
Sju acsdcss yjur wcbe, tnerebjre, gs cb oy rcfnt gia wctnjut oecif `ngrfea wctnwrjifajcif gia yju suppjse ct cs prjper bjr yju tj aj sj oe`guse ij nudgi lgw
bjrocas ct= out acvcie lgw bjrocas ct. Giyjie wnj joeys dei jufnt tj stgia ci gwe jbFja. Negr tne lgw jb tne Ljra, wnc`n evei tney wnj prjpjse jur lgws dust joey8“Vngt Fja ngs hjciea tjfetner let ij dgi put gsuiaer— (Gdorjse jb Dclgi, @jddeitgry ji Lume, >85 ]G.A. 0>3T).
Vnerever tnere cs bjric`gtcji gia g suspc`cji jb bjric`gtcji g wcbe cs breely acsdcssea.Oe`guse ct cs glwgys pjsscole tngt sjdejie dgy `gludicgte tne ciij`eit gia, bjr tnesgme jb g se`jia hjcicif ci dgrrcgfe, g`t ci `rcdcigl bgsncji gfgcist tne bcrst, ct cs
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Qnjse wnj gre “uilegriea— gia tnjse wnj gre “uistgole— gre gll tnjsewnj ngve ijt legriea gia uiaerstjja tngt tnere cs jie gutnjrczeaciterpreter jb tne Njly Ocole gia tngt tngt cs tne @gtnjlc` @nur`n. Bjr, gs Cngve snjwi, sne cs tne “pcllgr gia frjuia jb trutn— gfgcist wnc`n, g``jraciftj tne fugrgitee jb @nrcst, “tne fgtes jb nell sngll ijt prevgcl.— Qnerebjre,
ci gll ner bjrdgl teg`ncifs, we gre gssurea we wcll glwgys re`ecve tnetrutn. Ji tne jtner ngia, tnere cs ij fugrgitee tngt giyjie else–sciterpretgtcji jb tne Ocole wcll oe tne true jie.* Bjr, gfgci we rega8
…ij prjpne`y jb s`rcpture cs dgae oy prcvgte citerpretgtcji. Bjrprjpne`y `gde ijt oy tne wcll jb dgi gt giy tcde8 out tne njly dei jbFja spjme, cispcrea oy tne Njly Fnjst.
Gia, `jitciucif ci tncs sgde pgssgfe, we gre wgriea8
Qnus, gs ner dedoers ngve re`ctea ci ner @reea brjd Gpjstjlc`tcdes, we “oelceve ci tne njly @gtnjlc` @nur`n.— * Ses, tnjse wnj ngve bjuia tne true bgctn, oelceve, ijt jily ci Hesus @nrcst, out ci tne @nur`nHesus ngs bjuiaea. Bjr, tne _jdgi @gtnjlc` @nur`n cs ijt g nudgi, out gacvcie cistctutcji acre`tly wcllea oy Fja gs tne jie gia jily degis jbsglvgtcji bjr gll dgimcia.
@gtnjlc` prcest, jur scis gre bjrfcvei, Pgi`tcbycif Frg`e cs restjrea, giatnus we refgci jur rcfnt tj Negvei.* Hesus fgve tne @nur`n tne Pg`rgdeitjb [eigi`e wnei Ne bcrst gppegrea tj ncs Gpjstles gbter rcscif brjd tneaega gia sgca8
“Gs tne Bgtner ngtn seit de, C glsj seia yju.— Vnei ne ngasgca tncs, ne oregtnea ji tned= gia ne sgca tj tned8 “_e`ecve ye tneNjly Fnjst. Vnjse scis yju sngll bjrfcve, tney gre bjrfcvei tned=gia wnjse scis yju sngll retgci, tney gre retgciea— ,-.
G s`njlgr dgy stuay @gtnjlc` aj`trcie, ijt rehe`t ct octterly, giadgy evei sgy repegtealy8 “Sju gre olessea tj ngve bgctn= C snjula lcmetj ngve ct, out C `giijt oelceve.— Gia ne tells tne trutn8 ne wcsnes giane `giijt (gs yet), bjr stuay gia fjja bgctn aj ijt glwgys `jiquer tnetrutn, sj tngt ct dgy oe `legr tngt rgtcjigl `ertctuae cs ijt tne bcrst
`ertctuae ji wnc`n @gtnjlc` aj`trcie rests. Qncs s`njlgr tnerebjremijws @gtnjlc` aj`trcie= ne gadcts cts bg`ts= ne beels cts pjwer= negfrees tngt tnere excstea g dgi igdea Hesus @nrcst, wnj lcvea giaacea ci g prjacfcjus dgiier. Ne cs tju`nea oy tne oljja jb tnedgrtyrs, oy tne `jistctutcji jb tne @nur`n= ne wcll wcllcifly sgy tngt ct cstne fregtest pneijdeiji tngt ngs pgssea jver tne wjrla. Ne wcllgldjst sgy tngt ct cs true. Gia yet ne ajes ijt `ji`luae= ne beelsncdselb jppressea oy trutn, gs jie cs ci g aregd wnere jie sees
wctnjut seecif. Qne agy ̀ jdes, njwever, wnei tncs s`njlgr arjps jincs miees= beelcif tne wret`neaiess jb dgi, ne lcbts ncs ngias tjnegvei gia ex`lgcds8 “Jut jb tne aeptns C ngve `rcea tj Qnee, JLjra!— Gt tncs djdeit sjdetncif tgmes plg`e ci ncd, s`gles arjp brjdncs eyes, g dystery cs g``jdplcsnea, gia ne cs `ngifea. Ne cs g dgideem gia nudole jb negrt= ne `gi ace, ne ngs `jiquerea tne trutn.(…)
G `jivert wcll tell yju8 “C rega, regsjiea, wcsnea gia C aca ijtgrrcve. Qnei jie agy, C aji–t mijw njw, ji tne street `jrier jr gt dybcrescae, C aji–t mijw, out C wgs ij ljifer tne sgde= C oelcevea…
Qnerebjre, dy aegr pejple, ct cs ijt g dgtter jb ciacbberei`e wngtrelcfcji g dgi prjbesses, prjvcacif ne oe g fjja dgi.
Sju negr ct sgca ijwgagys ci tncs Icieteeitn @eitury jb lcttle bgctntngt ct dgtters ijt wngt relcfcji g dgi prjbesses, prjvcacif ne oe g fjjadgi. Qngt cs neresy, dy aegr pejple, gia C wcll prjve ct tj yju tj oe su`n.Cb ct oe g dgtter jb ciacbberei`e wngt g dgi oelceves, prjvcacif ne oe gfjja dgi, wny tnei ct cs useless bjr Fja tj dgme giy revelgtcji wngtever.Cb g dgi cs gt lcoerty tj rehe`t wngt Fja revegletn, wngt use bjr @nrcst tj
seia jut Ncs Gpjstles gia acs`cples tj teg`n gll igtcjis, cb tnjse igtcjisgre gt lcoerty tj oelceve jr rehe`t tne teg`ncifs jb tne Gpjstles jr acs`cples:Sju see gt ji`e tngt tncs wjula oe cisultcif Fja.
Cb Fja revegls g tncif jr teg`nes g tncif, Ne degis tj oe oelcevea.Ne wgits tj oe oelcevea wneiever Ne teg`nes jr revegls g tncif. Dgi csojuia tj oelceve wngtsjever Fja ngs reveglea, bjr, dy aegr pejple, wegre ojuia tj wjrsncp Fja, ojtn wctn jur regsji gia citelle`t, gs well gs
wctn jur negrt gia wcll. Fja cs dgster jb tne wnjle dgi. Ne `lgcds ncswcll, ncs negrt, ncs regsji, gia ncs citelle`t.
Vnere cs tne dgi ci ncs regsji, ij dgtter wngt aeijdcigtcji,`nur`n, jr relcfcji ne oeljifs tj, tngt wcll aeiy tngt we gre ojuia tjoelceve wngt Fja ngs tgufnt: C gd sure tnere cs ijt g @nrcstcgi wnj wcllaeiy tngt we gre ojuia tj oelceve wngtsjever Fja ngs reveglea.Qnerebjre, ct cs ijt g dgtter jb ciacbberei`e wngt relcfcji g dgi prjbesses.
Ne dust prjbess tngt true relcfcji cb ne wjula oe sgvea.Out wngt cs tne true relcfcji: Qj oelceve gll tngt Fja ngs tgufnt. C
gd sure tngt evei dy [rjtestgit brceias wcll gadct tncs cs rcfnt= bjr, cb tneyaj ijt, C wjula sgy tney gre ij @nrcstcgis gt gll.
“Out wngt cs tne true Bgctn:—
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Ve @gtnjlc`s sgy tne sgde, gia nere we gfree gfgci. @nrcst, tnei,we dust oelceve, Ve dust oelceve gll tngt @nrcst ngs tgufnt-tngt Fja ngsreveglea-gia, wctnjut tngt Bgctn tnere cs ij sglvgtcji= wctnjut tngt Bgctntnere cs ij njpe jb Negvei= wctnjut tngt Bgctn tnere cs eterigl agdigtcji!Ve ngve tne wjras jb @nrcst bjr ct8 “Ne tngt oelcevetn ijt sngll oe
`jiaediea,— sgys @nrcst.
CC.
Out cb @nrcst, dy aegrly oeljvea pejple, `jddgias de uiaer pgci jbeterigl agdigtcji tj oelceve gll tngt Ne ngs tgufnt, Ne dust fcve de tnedegis tj mijw wngt Ne ngs tgufnt.
Cb, tnerebjre, @nrcst `jddgias de upji pgci jb eterigl agdigtcji,Ne cs ojuia tj fcve de tne degis jb mijwcif wngt Ne ngs tgufnt. Gia
C aji–t tncim tnere `gi oe giyjie preseit nere ‑ C `gre ijt wngt ne cs,g @nrcstcgi jr gi uioelcever ‑ wnj `gi johe`t tj dy predcses. Gia tnesepredcses gre tne frjuiawjrm jb dy acs`jurse gia jb gll dy regsjicif, giatnerebjre, C wgit yju tj oegr tned ci dcia. C wcll repegt tned, bjr ji tnesepredcses rests gll tne streiftn jb dy acs`jurse gia regsjicif.
Cb Fja `jddgias de uiaer pgci jb eterigl agdigtcji tj oelceve glltngt Ne ngs tgufnt, Ne cs ojuia tj fcve de tne degis tj mijw wngt Ne ngstgufnt. Gia tne degis tngt Fja fcves de dust ngve oeei gt gll tcdeswctnci tne reg`n jb gll pejple- dust oe gagptea tj tne `gpg`ctces jb gllcitelle`ts, dust oe gi cibgllcole degis tj us, sj tngt cb g dgi dgmes use jb ctne wcll oe orjufnt tj g mijwleafe jb gll tne trutns tngt Fja ngs tgufnt.
CCC.
Ngs Fja fcvei us su`n degis: “Ses,— sgy dy [rjtestgit brceias, “Ne
ngs.— Gia sj sgys tne @gtnjlc`8 Fja ngs fcvei us su`n g degis. Vngt cstne degis Fja ngs fcvei us wnereoy we sngll legri tne Qrutn tngt Fjangs reveglea: “Qne Ocole,— sgy dy [rjtestgit brceias, “tne Ocole, tne wnjle
jb tne Ocole, gia ijtncif out tne Ocole.— Out we @gtnjlc`s sgy, “Ij= ijt tneOcole gia cts prcvgte citerpretgtcji, out tne @nur`n jb tne Lcvcif Fja.—
C wcll prjve tne bg`ts, gia C aeby gll dy sepgrgtea oretnrei ‑ gia glltne preg`ners citj tne ogrfgci ‑ tj acsprjve wngt C wcll sgy tjicfnt. C sgy,tnei, ct cs ijt tne prcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole tngt ngs oeei gppjciteaoy Fja tj oe tne teg`ner jb dgi, out tne @nur`n jb tne lcvcif Fja.
Bjr, dy aegr pejple, cb Fja ngs citeiaea tngt dgi snjula legri Ncs(Fja–s) relcfcji brjd g ojjm ‑ tne Ocole ‑ surely Fja wjula ngvefcvei tngt ojjm tj dgi= @nrcst wjula ngve fcvei tngt ojjm tj dgi. AcaNe aj ct: Ne aca ijt. @nrcst seit Ncs Gpjstles tnrjufnjut tne wnjle
uicverse gia sgca8 “Fj ye, tnerebjre, gia teg`n gll igtcjis, ogptczcif tnedci tne igde jb tne Bgtner, gia jb tne Pji, gia jb tne Njly Fnjst= teg`nciftned tj joserve gll tncifs wngtsjever C ngve `jddgiaea yju.—
@nrcst aca ijt sgy, “Pct ajwi gia wrcte Ocoles gia s`gtter tned jver
tne egrtn, gia let every dgi rega ncs Ocole gia huafe bjr ncdselb.— Cb @nrcstnga sgca tngt, tnere wjula iever ngve oeei g @nrcstcgicty ji tne egrtn gt gll,out g Ogoylji gia `jibuscji cistega, gia iever jie @nur`n, tne uicji jb
jie ojay. Nei`e, @nrcst iever sgca tj Ncs Gpjstles,“Fj gia wrcte Ocoles
gia acstrcoute tned, gia let everyjie huafe bjr ncdselb.— Qngt cihui`tcjiwgs reservea bjr tne Pcxteeitn @eitury, gia we ngve seei tne result jb ct.Ever sci`e tne Pcxteeitn @eitury tnere ngs oeei sprcifcif up relcfcji upjirelcfcji, gia `nur`nes upji `nur`nes, gll bcfntcif gia qugrrelcif wctn jiegijtner. Gia gll oe`guse jb prcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole.
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Out njw aca tney mijw wngt tney nga tj aj tj sgve tnecr sjuls: Vgsct brjd tne Ocole tngt tney legriea ct: Ij, oe`guse tne Ocole nga yet tj oewrcttei. Gia wjula jur Acvcie Pgvcjr ngve lebt Ncs @nur`n bjr scxty-bcveyegrs wctnjut g teg`ner jb dgi: Djst gssurealy ijt.
Vere tne Gpjstles @nrcstcgis, C gsm yju, dy aegr [rjtestgit brceias:Sju sgy, “Ses, scr= tney were tne very bjuiaers jb @nrcstcgicty.— Ijw, dyaegr brceias, ijie jb tne Gpjstles ever rega tne Ocole= ijt jie jb tnedex`ept, perngps, Pgcit Hjni. Bjr gll jb tned nga acea dgrtyrs bjr tne Bgctnjb Hesus @nrcst gia iever sgw tne `jver jb g Ocole. Every jie jb tned acea
gia Ogrigogs, gia gll tnjse jtner epcstles were spurcjus jr, gt legst, ui-gutneitc`= gt legst, tngt tnere wgs ij evcaei`e jb tnecr cispcrgtcji, gia tngttne Fjspels jb Pgcits Lume, Dgttnew, Dgrm gia Hjni, gia tne Ojjm jb tneGpj`glypse (_evelgtcji), were cispcrea oy tne Njly Fnjst.
Out let us suppjse bjr g djdeit tngt gll nga Ocoles, tngt Ocoles werewrcttei brjd tne oefciicif, gia tngt every dgi, wjdgi, gia `ncla nga g`jpy. Vngt fjja wjula tngt ojjm oe tj pejple wnj aca ijt mijw njw tjrega ct: Ct cs g olcia tncif tj su`n persjis.
Ijw wctn refgra tj tne [rjtestgit trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, glljw de tjtell yju tngt tne djst legriea gdjif [rjtestgits tell yju tngt yjurtrgislgtcji‑tne Mcif Hgdes eactcji‑cs g very bgulty trgislgtcji gia cs bull
jb errjrs. Sjur jwi legriea acvcies, preg`ners, gia ocsnjps ngve wrctteiwnjle vjludes tj pjcit jut gll tne errjrs tngt gre tnere ci tne Mcif Hgdestrgislgtcji, gia [rjtestgits jb vgrcjus aeijdcigtcjis g`mijwleafe ct.
Pjde yegrs gfj, wnei C lcvea ci Pt. Ljucs, tnere wgs nela ci tngt `ctyg `jiveitcji jb dcicsters. Gll aeijdcigtcjis were civctea, tne johe`toecif tj grrgife bjr g iew trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, gia fcve ct tj tnewjrla. Qne prj`eeacifs jb tne `jiveitcji were puolcsnea agcly ci tneDcssjurc _epuolc`gi. G very legriea [resoytercgi, C tncim ct wgs, stjja
up, gia, urfcif tne ie`esscty jb fcvcif g iew trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole, sgcatngt ci tne preseit [rjtestgit trgislgtcji jb tne Ocole tnere were ij lesstngi tncrty tnjusgia errjrs.
Gia yju sgy, dy aegr [rjtestgit brceias, tngt tne Ocole cs yjur fucaegia teg`ner. Vngt g teg`ner, wctn tncrty tnjusgia errjrs! Qne Ljra sgve
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us brjd su`n g teg`ner! Jie errjr cs oga eijufn, out tncrty tnjusgia cs glcttle tjj du`n.
Gijtner preg`ner stjja up ci tne `jiveitcji ‑ C tncim ne wgs gOgptcst ‑ gia, urfcif tne ie`esscty jb fcvcif g iew trgislgtcji jb tneOcole, sgca bjr tncrty yegrs pgst tne wjrla wgs wctnjut tne wjra jb Fja,bjr tne Ocole we ngve cs ijt tne Vjra jb Fja gt gll.
Nere gre yjur jwi preg`ners bjr yju. Sju gll rega tne iewspgpers,ij ajuot, dy brceias, gia dust mijw wngt ngppeiea ci Eiflgia g bewyegrs gfj. G petctcji wgs seit tj pgrlcgdeit bjr gi glljwgi`e jb g bewtnjusgia pjuias sterlcif bjr tne purpjse jb fettcif up g iew trgislgtcji jbtne Ocole. Gia tngt djvedeit wgs negaea gia `grrcea ji oy [rjtestgitocsnjps gia `lerfydei.
RCC.
Out, dy aegr pejple, njw `gi yju oe sure jb yjur bgctn: Sju sgy tneOcole cs yjur fucae, out yju aj ijt mijw cb yju ngve ct. Let us suppjsebjr g djdeit tngt gll snjula ngve g Ocole. Pnjula gll rega ct gia ngve gbgctnbul trgislgtcji, evei tnei ct `giijt oe tne fucae jb dgi, oe`guse tneprcvgte citerpretgtcji jb tne Ocole cs ijt cibgllcole, out, ji tne `jitrgry,djst bgllcole. Ct cs tne sjur`e gia bjuitgci jb gll mcias jb errjrs gianeresces, gia gll mcias jb olgspnedjus aj`trcies. Aj ijt oe snj`mea, dyaegr brceias= hust oe `gld gia lcstei tj dy grfudeits.
Qnere gre ijw tnrjufnjut tne wjrla tnree nuiarea gia bcbty acbbereitaeijdcigtcjis jr `nur`nes ]ci Br. Agdei–s tcde ‑ jver 0;,;;; ijwT,gia gll jb tned sgy tne Ocole cs tnecr fucae gia teg`ner. Gia we–llsuppjse tney gre gll sci`ere. Gre gll jb tned true `nur`nes: Qncs cs gicdpjsscoclcty. Qrutn cs jie gs Fja cs jie, gia tnere `gi oe ij
`jitrgac`tcji. Every dgi ci ncs seises sees tngt every jie jb tned `giijtoe true, bjr tney acbber gia `jitrgac`t jie gijtner, gia `giijt, tnerebjre,oe gll true. Qne [rjtestgits sgy tne dgi tngt regas tne Ocole rcfnt giaprgyerbully ngs Qrutn, gia tney gll sgy tngt tney rega ct rcfnt.
Let us suppjse tngt nere cs gi Epcs`jpglcgi dcicster. Ne cs (hust bjrtne sgme jb grfudeit) g sci`ere, gi njiest, g well-degicif gia prgyerbuldgi. Ne regas ncs Ocole ci g prgyerbul spcrct, gia brjd tne Vjra jb tne
Ocole, ne sgys ct cs `legr tngt tnere dust oe ocsnjps. Bjr wctnjut ocsnjpstnere `gi oe ij prcests, wctnjut prcests ij Pg`rgdeits, gia wctnjutPg`rgdeits ij @nur`n. Qne [resoytercgi cs g sci`ere gia well degicifdgi. Ne regas tne Ocole glsj, gia aeau`es tngt tnere snjula oe ijocsnjps, out jily presoyters. “Nere cs tne Ocole,— sgys tne Epcs`jpglcgi=
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tne bructs jb prcvgte citerpretgtcji. Vngt, tnei, cb C orjufnt tjfetner tnetnree nuiarea gia bcbty acbbereit aeijdcigtcjis, gll tgmcif tne Ocole bjrtnecr fucae gia teg`ncif, gia gll acbbercif brjd jie gijtner: Gre tney gllrcfnt: Jie sgys tnere cs g Nell, gia gijtner sgys tnere cs ij Nell. Gre ojtnrcfnt: Jie sgys @nrcst cs Fja= gijtner sgys Ne cs ijt. Jie sgys tney gre
uiesseitcgl. Jie sgys Ogptcsd cs requcscte, gia gijtner sgys ct cs ijt. Greojtn true: Qncs cs gi cdpjsscoclcty, dy aegr brceias= gll `giijt oe true.
Cb yju gre g [resoytercgi, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea wnei Hjni Mijx orjufnt tneteg`ncifs jb Hjni @glvci tj P`jtlgia ci tne yegr 752;.
Cb yju gre Uictgrcgi, yjur relcfcjus frjup aeveljpea ci Eurjpe ci tne 75;;s.
Cb yju gre g @jifrefgtcjiglcst, yjur relcfcji orgi`nea jbb brjd [urctgicsd ci tne egrly72;;s ci Eiflgia.
Cb yju gre g Ogptcst, yju jwe tne teiets jb yjur relcfcji tj Hjni Pdytn, wnj lgui`nea ct ciGdsteragd ci 72;6.
Cb yju gre g Detnjacst, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy Hjni gia @ngrles Vesley ci Eiflgiaci 7611.
Cb yju gre gi Epcs`jpglcgi, yjur relcfcji wgs orjufnt jver brjd Eiflgia tj tne Gderc`gi`jljices gia bjrdea g sepgrgte relcfcji bjuiaea oy Pgduel Pegoury ci 76>3.
Cb yju gre g Djrdji (Lgtter-Agy Pgcits), Hjsepn Pdctn stgrtea yjur `nur`n ci [gldyrg,Iew Sjrm, ijt Pglt Lgme @cty, wnc`n wjula ngve oeei dy fuess. Qne yegr wgs 7>0;.
Cb yju wjrsncp wctn tne Pglvgtcji Grdy (yes, ct–s g relcfcjus frjup, ijt hust gi jrfgiczgtcjitngt `jlle`ts djiey ci mettles ji @nrcstdgs gia serves aciiers tj tne njdeless), yjurse`t oefgi wctn Vcllcgd Ojjtn ci Ljiaji ci 7>25.
Cb yju gre g @nrcstcgi P`ceitcst, yju ljjm tj 7>63 gs tne yegr yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oyDgry Ogmer Eaay.
Cb yju gre g Henjvgn–s Vctiess, yjur relcfcji wgs bjuiaea oy @ngrles Qgze _ussell ci[eiisylvgicg ci tne 7>6;s.
Cb yju gre [eite`jstgl, yjur relcfcji wgs stgrtea ci tne Uictea Ptgtes ci 73;7.
Cb yju gre gi gfijstc`, yju prjbess gi ui`ertgcity jr g smeptc`csd gojut tne excstei`e jbFja jr g Ncfner Oecif.